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Why was RATM’s Tom Morello a male exotic dancer?

Well, you gotta pay the bills, right? But let’s hear the story from him. (Via The NME)

The first Light of Day Canada Festival had 400 people in a small auditorium in Niagara Falls. More than a

Tom Morello’s Twitter feed featured this with the date 10.30.20, which is this Friday. What could this mean? Rage wouldn’t

Tom Morello has had a brilliant life: Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage, several side projects like The

Last week, much oxygen was expended on Kanye West’s alleged run for the US presidency. If you want to see

The concept of the protest song had grown moribund over the last couple of decades as people decided that social

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Flying home today after the LA movie junket, so the entire day is lost to travel. Damn time zones. Time

Back in the 80s when Tom Morello was just another unemployed musician living in LA, he spent a lot of

What, exactly, is a guitar hero? Yes, yes, it’s a video game that vaguely simulates playing a real guitar. What

Today is the 11th birthday of the Android operating system. And as for music news on November 5, 2018… The

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
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Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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